A practical guide to medicine and the law

Part 1 The writing of reports and related problems: the medico-legal consultation medico-legal reports consent and confidentiality. Part 2 The most contentious problems in the high-risk specialties: anaesthesia general surgery dermatology ear, nose, and throat neurology neurosurgery obstetrics and gynaecology orthopaedics litigant's backache paediatrics psychiatry. Part 3 Legal advice for doctors involved in medico-legal problems: the solicitor's problems counsel's advice to the medical expert the legal basis of medical negligence.